National Climate Finance Week
ALTAMIRA Regenerative Finance has been invited to contribute to the Dominican Republic’s first National Climate Finance Week, a flagship national event supporting the implementation of the country’s emerging National Climate Finance Strategy and bringing together government institutions, development partners, financial institutions, investors, and private-sector leaders to accelerate climate finance mobilisation.
Organised under the leadership of the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources and key national and international partners, the event seeks to strengthen collaboration around innovative financing mechanisms, private-sector engagement, climate resilience, and the transition towards a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy. The initiative forms part of the country’s broader efforts to address a significant climate finance gap while strengthening adaptation and resilience across strategic sectors.
With the support of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, Mónica Altamirano will participate as an invited expert, bringing international perspectives on regenerative finance, climate adaptation, water resilience, and long-term investment planning. Her participation draws on more than a decade of experience working at the intersection of water, climate, infrastructure, and finance, including advisory roles for the Netherlands Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Management and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in support of the Dutch International Water Agenda.
The contribution will also bring insights from the Netherlands’ internationally recognised expertise in water management, flood resilience, climate adaptation, public-private partnerships, and innovative financing mechanisms. Mónica has supported the development of blended finance approaches for water and climate resilience, advised on decision-support tools for public-private partnerships and value-driven procurement in water and flood protection infrastructure, and helped foster collaboration between governments, investors, development institutions, and the private sector.
In addition, she will share lessons from a multi-year review of the global climate finance architecture funded by the Netherlands Directorate-General for International Cooperation (DGIS), which examined the role of multilateral climate funds and development banks in mobilising investment for climate adaptation and systems transformation. This work included engagement with the Green Climate Fund’s Private Sector Facility and contributed to strengthening collaboration between Dutch institutions and the Green Climate Fund on water and climate resilience initiatives.
Keynote Address
Regenerative Finance and the Role of the Private Sector in Climate Finance
As part of the official programme, Mónica will deliver a keynote address exploring how regenerative finance can help align climate, water, nature, and development objectives while strengthening resilience and long-term value creation. The presentation will examine emerging trends in sustainable finance, the evolving role of the private sector, and the opportunities to move beyond project-by-project approaches toward more systemic and transformative investment strategies.
Special Session
Private Investment in Adaptation and Water Security
ALTAMIRA is also supporting the design and facilitation of a dedicated session examining how increasing hydroclimatic risks are reshaping business continuity, investment decisions, and resilience strategies across the private sector.
The discussion will explore the implications of droughts, floods, extreme weather events, and the potential impacts of a future Super El Niño on infrastructure, productive sectors, supply chains, and regional economies. Drawing on perspectives from climate science, agriculture, finance, and infrastructure, the session will identify practical opportunities to strengthen water security, accelerate adaptation investments, and improve climate resilience.
A central theme of the dialogue is the growing recognition that water-related risks are increasingly becoming material business risks. The session will explore how companies, financial institutions, and governments can move beyond reactive risk management toward proactive investments that strengthen resilience, safeguard operations, and support long-term competitiveness.
Why This Matters
For island and coastal economies such as the Dominican Republic, climate resilience and water security are no longer solely environmental concerns; they are strategic economic priorities. Mobilising investment for adaptation, strengthening collaboration between the public and private sectors, and integrating resilience into planning and financing decisions will be critical to sustaining economic growth and social wellbeing in the decades ahead.
By contributing international experience, Dutch expertise in water and climate adaptation, and lessons from global climate finance practice, ALTAMIRA aims to support ongoing efforts to strengthen the country’s climate finance ecosystem and accelerate the transition toward a more resilient and sustainable future.
Link to the website of the event:
https://www.eventbrite.co/e/semana-nacional-de-financiamiento-climatico-tickets-1991245689460?aff=oddtdtcreator
Link of related resources:
https://youtu.be/M6SxsS5g2Vc?si=cSCj0smuK6MeuQjf
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